Shoe-brushing machine.



. G. E. RUSSELL. 1 snor. BRUSHIVNG MACHINE. lAIfIIsIOATINI FILED 00T. 21,1908.

Patented 0ct.12,1.909.

'between saidmotor and said brush.

GEORGE E. RUSSELL, OF LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA.-

i SHOE-BRUSHING MACHINE.

speicaaon of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

Application tiled October 21, 1908. Serial No. 458,866.

To all whom' it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. RUSSELL, a Citizen of the United States, residing at Longbeaeh, lin the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Brushing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for brushing or shining shoes and an object of the invention is to provide means for this purpose which will be rapid and effectual in operation and simple in construction.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevatioirof the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan with'the top removed. Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line :r3-sr in Fig. 2.

1 designates an inelosing case for the mechanism, said case being supported, for example, on a chest'of drawers '2 which may serve to hold blacking, ctc. of case 1 serves as a. base for supporting the various parts'of the mechanism. The mechanism comprises a rotary brush or dauber et for appl ing` blaeking, a rotary brush 5 for polishing, 'a motor 6 and driving connections i Said motor (5 is mounted on base 3 and its shaft T is provided with a pulley 9 connected by belt. 10 with a pulley l1 whose shaft 12 is mounted in a bearing t3 on an arm 1lprojecting from a standard 15, said shafty 12 heilig connected to a flexible shat't or cord 16 which passes through an aperture 1T in the. front ot case 1 and is connected at its end to the Ahandle 1S while it is in rotation.

A hook or hanger20 is provided at one side of case 1 tor supporting the brush 5 when not in use, the handle ot said brush being slipped into a fork 21 of said hanger,

.um t engaging under a collar e ot said handh.

The electric motor (i is operated by electric' circuit E23 controlled by electric switch itil' al the frontl ol the ease so that by turning the Aswitch the person using the polisher can set the same into or out' of' operation. Motor shaft 7 is also provided with a pulley connected by belt 25 to a pulley 26 whose .shalt The accompanying `drawings illustrate the The bottom 3V 27 isjournaled on a support 2S, and is connected by a liexible shaft 29 to the shaft or arbor 30 of the dauber 4. Said flexible shaft passes through an aperture in the front of the case 1. Non-rotative sheaths31, 31 are provided for shafts 16, 29.

The dauber 4 is preferably arranged to automatically control its driving connection so that when the dauber is not in use it Will not be in rotation. For this purpose the pivoted at 32 on a standard 33 on base 3 and provided at; its end with a hook or fork 34 to receive and support the dauber by engaging with a collar 35 on the handle36 of said dauber. A spring 37 tends to draw this lever upwardly and said lever is provided" With an idler pulley 33 adapted to engage with the driving belt 25 for the dauber. AArms 111, 28 are formed as a single lever pivoted at 40 and clamped by nut 41 to adjustthe belts l0, 25.

The operation is as follows: The person wishing to use the device takes hold of the from its hook'and turns switch 23 to turn -on the current; he lthen an use the polisher to clean and polish his shoes, the rapid rotation ot' therotary brush 5 serving to Quickly clean and -shine the shoes. If blackthe'polisher, remove the dauber from its hook, whereupon the controllinfr mechanism 37, 33 will cause the belt 25 tothe tightened so as to cause the dauber to be rotated and the same maybe then used in obvious man ner to apply blaclting to the shoes. When sufficient blacking has been applied the dauber can be hung up, and the operative connection between the motor and dauber .is broken so that the latter is not operated when not in use. lVhen the polishing operation is completed the switch 23 is turned otll and the polisher may then be hung up.

"hat l claim isz- 1. shoe brushing nmehine comprising a rotary brush, a handle therefor, a shaft for Isaid brush rotatably mounted in said handle. a flexible shatt ('-onnected to said brush shaft. a movable support provided with means For engaging the handle to support'l the brush. meansl tw causing said movable support to move when the rotary brush is removed tl\eretr un, a motor, a driving connection between said motor and said flexible shaft and means controlled by said movable support; 39 for brush 4 is formed as a' leverv polisher handle 1S and removes the polisher ing is required he can, without hanging up sip'port o render said driving connection e eetlve when the brush 1s removed from its su port.

2. shoe brushing machine eomprisin" a, rotarg brush7 a handle lierei'forfa e shaft :gor said rush rotatably mouiiied 12e said hunthe' rotary brush vis removed therefrom, a

motor, e driving connection between said motor and seid flexible shaft and. means controlled by said movable meu'iber to render said driving connection effective when lbe brush is removed from is support.

3. A shoe brushing machine comprising a rotary bruslia a handle therefor, e. shaft for said brush rotatably mounted in said han# elle, e flexible shaft con eeted with said brush sbaf, a pivoted lever provided with means or erigaging the handle to support the brush, means for causing said lever to move when tbe rotary brush is removed therefrom, a, motor, i driving belt connection between said motor and said flexible shaft, sind means Carried by Suid lever for engaging the bell'y to tighten thev belt when the brush is removed 'from its support.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand ai', Roe Angeles, California, this '12th day of October, 1908.

GEORGE E, RUSSELL. Xn presence of-` ARTHUR l). KNIGHT, GLADYS RUSSELL. 

